President and Alternate Governor

Cam Neely is in his 15th season as President of the Bruins, as on June 16, 2010, he became just the eighth man to hold that position in the history of the franchise.

He oversees all of the club’s hockey and business operations and his goal from the start has been that the Bruins be at the forefront of setting industry standards in all areas of operation.

Neely assumed his current position following four seasons as the team’s Vice President, and he also serves as an Alternate Governor of the club. He has an NHL-best record of 643-308-125 and .656 win percentage over his 15-year tenure as the team’s President, including the 2011 Stanley Cup championship, nine 100-point seasons, five Division titles, and three Stanley Cup Finals appearances. The 2022-23 Bruins season set NHL all-time records of 65 wins and 135 points.

No player ever wore a Bruins sweater with more pride than Neely and no one was prouder than he while watching the 2010-11 Bruins win the Stanley Cup championship. The competitive instinct that fueled him as a player has not left him as an executive and his goal for the organization remains to return the Cup to Boston.

Neely came to Boston on his 21st birthday in a June 1986 trade and his potent blend of offensive talent and a punishing physical presence quickly endeared him to Bruins fans. He became one of the most revered players in team history, earning four NHL Second-Team All-Star berths, leading the team in goals for seven seasons and he still ranks 13th overall on the team’s all-time scoring list.

He became just the fifth Bruin in team history to record a 50-goal season when he set a club record for goals by a right wing with 55 in 1989-90 and he was just the second player in team history to record consecutive 50-goal campaigns when he followed that with 51 tallies in 1990-91. His 50 goals in only 44 games in 1993-94 tied as the second-fastest such feat in NHL history and was even more remarkable because he had missed most of the previous season with thigh and knee injuries.

The 1993-94 winner of the Bill Masterton Trophy was forced into retirement by injuries in September, 1996. The Bruins retired his number 8 on January 12, 2004, and he was elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005. He was honored with the league’s Lester Patrick Award in 2010 for his “outstanding service to hockey in the United States”.

His impact on the city of Boston is concrete. Along with his brother and sisters, he established the Cam Neely Foundation for Cancer Care in 1995 in memory of his parents, Mike and Marlene. In addition to the Neely House, which provides housing and support for families of patients undergoing cancer treatments, the Foundation supports the Neely Cancer Fund, which has raised over $33 million directed to Tufts Medical Center. The Fund has allowed the completion of projects such as the Michael Neely Center for Brain Tumor Care and Research, Michael Neely Neuroscience Center, The Neely Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic, the Marlene Neely Center for Digestive Health, and the Neely Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Unit. The Neely Foundation’s largest fundraiser is the annual Comics Come Home night, which is the longest-running stand-up comedy benefit in the United States.